of our Libraries and cannot procure them from newsdealers, they can be obtained from this office direct. Cut out and fill in the following Order Blank and send it to us with the price of the books you want and we will send them to you by return mail.
No. 41. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK END MEN’S JOKE BOOK.--Containing a great variety of the latest jokes used by the most famous end men. No amateur minstrels is complete without this wonderful little book.
No. 42. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK STUMP SPEAKER.--Containing a varied assortment of stump speeches, Negro, Dutch and Irish. Also end men’s jokes. Just the thing for home amusement and amateur shows.
No. 45. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK MINSTREL GUIDE AND JOKE BOOK.--Something new and very instructive. Every boy should obtain this book, as it contains full instructions for organizing an amateur minstrel troupe.
No. 65. MULDOON’S JOKES.--This is one of the most original joke books ever published, and it is brimful of wit and humor. It contains a large collection of songs, jokes, conundrums, etc., of Terrence Muldoon, the great wit, humorist, and practical joker of the day. Every boy who can enjoy a good substantial joke should obtain a copy immediately.
No. 79. HOW TO BECOME AN ACTOR.--Containing complete instructions how to make up for various characters on the stage; together with the duties of the Stage Manager. Prompter, Scenic Artist and Property Man. By a prominent Stage Manager.
No 80. GUS WILLIAMS’ JOKE BOOK.--Containing the latest jokes, anecdotes and funny stories of this world-renowned and ever popular German comedian. Sixty-four pages; handsome colored cover containing a half-tone photo of the author.
No. 16. HOW TO KEEP A WINDOW GARDEN.--Containing full instructions for constructing a window garden either in town or country, and the most approved methods for raising beautiful flowers at home. The most complete book of the kind ever published.
No. 30. HOW TO COOK.--One of the most instructive books on cooking ever published. It contains recipes for cooking meats, fish, game, and oysters; also pies, puddings, cakes and all kinds of pastry, and a grand collection of recipes by one of our most popular cooks.
No. 37. HOW TO KEEP HOUSE.--It contains information for everybody, boys, girls, men and women; it will teach you how to make almost anything around the house, such as parlor ornaments, brackets, cements, Aeolian harps, and bird lime for catching birds.
No. 46. HOW TO MAKE AND USE ELECTRICITY.--A description of the wonderful uses of electricity and electro magnetism: together with full instructions for making Electric Toys, Batteries, etc. By George Trebel, A. M., M. D. Containing over fifty illustrations.
No. 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MACHINES.--Containing full directions for making electrical machines, induction coils, dynamos, and many novel toys to be worked by electricity. By R. A. R. Bennett. Fully illustrated.
No. 67. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL TRICKS.--Containing a large collection of instructive and highly amusing electrical tricks, together with illustrations. By A. Anderson.
No. 9. HOW TO BECOME A VENTRILOQUIST.--By Harry Kennedy. The secret given away. Every intelligent boy reading this book of instructions, by a practical professor (delighting multitudes every night with his wonderful imitations), can master the art, and create any amount of fun for himself and friends. It is the greatest book ever published, and there’s millions (of fun) in it.
No. 20. HOW TO ENTERTAIN AN EVENING PARTY.--A very valuable little book just published. A complete compendium of games, sports, card diversions, comic recitations, etc., suitable for parlor or drawing-room entertainment. It contains more for the money than any book published.
No. 35. HOW TO PLAY GAMES.--A complete and useful little book, containing the rules and regulations of billiards, bagatelle, backgammon, croquet, dominoes, etc.
No. 36. HOW TO SOLVE CONUNDRUMS.--Containing all the leading conundrums of the day, amusing riddles, curious catches and witty sayings.
No. 52. HOW TO PLAY CARDS.--A complete and handy little book, giving the rules and full directions for playing Euchre, Cribbage, Casino, Forty-Five, Rounce, Pedro Sancho, Draw Poker, Auction Pitch, All Fours, and many other popular games of cards.
No. 66. HOW TO DO PUZZLES.--Containing over three hundred interesting puzzles and conundrums, with key to same. A complete book. Fully illustrated. By A. Anderson.
No. 13. HOW TO DO IT: OR, BOOK OF ETIQUETTE.--It is a great life secret, and one that every young man desires to know all about. There’s happiness in it.
No. 33. HOW TO BEHAVE.--Containing the rules and etiquette of good society and the easiest and most approved methods of appearing to good advantage at parties, balls, the theatre, church, and in the drawing-room.
No. 27. HOW TO RECITE AND BOOK OF RECITATIONS.--Containing the most popular selections in use, comprising Dutch dialect, French dialect, Yankee and Irish dialect pieces, together with many standard readings.
No. 31. HOW TO BECOME A SPEAKER.--Containing fourteen illustrations, giving the different positions requisite to become a good speaker, reader and elocutionist. Also containing gems from all the popular authors of prose and poetry, arranged in the most simple and concise manner possible.
No. 49. HOW TO DEBATE.--Giving rules for conducting debates, outlines for debates, questions for discussion, and the best sources for procuring information on the questions given.
No. 3. HOW TO FLIRT.--The arts and wiles of flirtation are fully explained by this little book. Besides the various methods of handkerchief, fan, glove, parasol, window and hat flirtation, it contains a full list of the language and sentiment of flowers, which is interesting to everybody, both old and young. You cannot be happy without one.
No. 4. HOW TO DANCE is the title of a new and handsome little book just issued by Frank Tousey. It contains full instructions in the art of dancing, etiquette in the ball-room and at parties, how to dress, and full directions for calling off in all popular square dances.
No. 5. HOW TO MAKE LOVE.--A complete guide to love, courtship and marriage, giving sensible advice, rules and etiquette to be observed, with many curious and interesting things not generally known.
No. 17. HOW TO DRESS.--Containing full instruction in the art of dressing and appearing well at home and abroad, giving the selections of colors, material, and how to have them made up.
No. 18. HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL.--One of the brightest and most valuable little books ever given to the world. Everybody wishes to know how to become beautiful, both male and female. The secret is simple, and almost, costless. Read this book and be convinced how to become beautiful.
No. 7. HOW TO KEEP BIRDS.--Handsomely illustrated and containing full instructions for the management and training of the canary, mockingbird, bobolink, blackbird, paroquet, parrot, etc.
No. 39. HOW TO RAISE DOGS, POULTRY, PIGEONS AND RABBITS.--A useful and instructive book. Handsomely illustrated. By Ira Drofraw.
No. 40. HOW TO MAKE AND SET TRAPS.--Including hints on how to catch moles, weasels, otter, rats, squirrels and birds. Also how to cure skins. Copiously illustrated. By J. Harrington Keene.
No. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.--A valuable book, giving instructions in collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds, animals and insects.
No. 54. HOW TO KEEP AND MANAGE PETS.--Giving complete information as to the manner and method of raising, keeping, taming, breeding, and managing all kinds of pets; also giving full instructions for making cages, etc. Fully explained by twenty-eight illustrations, making it the most complete book of the kind ever published.
No. 8. HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST.--A useful and instructive book, giving a complete treatise on chemistry; also experiments in acoustics, mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and directions for making fireworks, colored fires, and gas balloons. This book cannot be equaled.
No. 14. HOW TO MAKE CANDY.--A complete hand-book For making all kinds of candy, ice-cream, syrups, essences, etc., etc.
No. 19.--FRANK TOUSEY’S UNITED STATES DISTANCE TABLES. POCKET COMPANION AND GUIDE.--Giving the official distances on all the railroads of the United States and Canada. Also table of distances by water to foreign ports, hack fares in the principal cities, reports of the census, etc., etc., making it one of the most complete and handy books published.
No. 38. HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR.--A wonderful book, containing useful and practical information in the treatment of ordinary diseases and ailments common to every family. Abounding in useful and effective recipes for general complaints.
No. 55. HOW TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.--Containing valuable information regarding the collecting and arranging of stamps and coins. Handsomely illustrated.
No. 58. HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE.--By Old King Brady, the world-known detective. In which he lays down some valuable and sensible rules for beginners, and also relates some adventures and experiences of well-known detectives.
No. 60. HOW TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER.--Containing useful information regarding the Camera and how to work it; also how to make Photographic Magic Lantern Slides and other Transparencies. Handsomely illustrated. By Captain W. De W. Abney.
No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT MILITARY CADET.--Containing full explanations how to gain admittance, course of Study, Examinations. Duties, Staff of Officers, Post Guard, Police Regulations, Fire Department, and all a boy should know to be a Cadet. Compiled and written by Lu Senarens, author of “How to Become a Naval Cadet.”
No. 63. HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL CADET.--Complete instructions of how to gain admission to the Annapolis Naval Academy. Also containing the course of instruction, description of grounds and buildings, historical sketch, and everything a boy should know to become an officer in the United States Navy. Compiled and written by Lu Senarens, author of “How to Become a West Point Military Cadet.”
All our readers know Frank Reade, Jr., the greatest inventor of the age, and his two fun-loving chums, Barney and Pomp. The stories to be published in this magazine will contain a true account of the wonderful and exciting adventures of the famous inventor, with his marvellous flying machines, electrical overland engines, and his extraordinary submarine boats. Each number will be a rare treat. Tell your newsdealer to get you a copy. Here are the first four titles, and each number will be better than the previous one:
| No. 1. FRANK READE, JR.’S WHITE CRUISER OF THE CLOUDS; or, The Search for the Dog-Faced Men. | Issued October 31 |
| No. 2. FRANK READE, JR.’S SUBMARINE BOAT, THE “EXPLORER”; or, To the North Pole Under the Ice. | Issued November 7 |
| NO. 3. FRANK READE, JR.’S ELECTRIC VAN; or, Hunting Wild Animals in the Jungles of India. | Issued November 14 |
| No. 4 FRANK READE, JR.’S ELECTRIC AIR CANOE; or, The Search for the Valley of Diamonds. | Issued November 21 |
| For Sale by All Newsdealers, or will be Sent to Any Address on Receipt of Price, 5 Cents per Copy, by | |
| FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, | 24 Union Square, New York. |
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
- Added Table of Contents.
- Moved advertising on the reverse of the cover page to between the end and the remaining advertisements on the back cover.
- Silently corrected typographical errors.
- Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.